Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,253,184 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,252,913 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
4,252,913 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 4,253,184 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 51,038,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 51,034,953 KWD per year, or 4,252,913 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 44403241
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 41596140
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 41085757
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 39299096
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 29857352
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 29375632
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 28582028
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 27820124
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 27014201
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 26959024
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 26850435
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 26443212
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 26419106
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 26146547
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 25777112
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 25526847
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 24984065
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 24744945
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 24502887
52.0%
19
France
KWD 21091673
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19079700
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 18796968
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 18376499
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27214133
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 23724837
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 45932300
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 42362720
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 39812432
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 34502969
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 33179067
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 33175339
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 33176207
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 31688379
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 31136576
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 30630661
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 30118000
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28079735
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 27514049
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27056149
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 26615004
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5939955
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 45173186
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 37002873
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 34262875
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 34070045
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 33176315
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 33174833
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 32997947
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 31263321
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 31139320
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 31006942
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 30630411
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 29119698
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 37130349
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 35726901
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 34824280
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 34716227
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 33762080
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 33175513
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 31388587
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 31074991
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 30929235
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 30623276
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28074066
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28072110
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 51033790
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 51034953
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 50525086
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 48486298
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 48486298
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 46955151
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 38278741
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 38278714
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 29725221
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 25526618
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.